Wednesday, March 14, 2007

El Mejor Sangria

Like wine? Love sangria. I have had some tasty sangria in my days, I can say that the best does come from Spain. I have spent a few nights in Malaga at a local cafe enjoying this tasty stuff. So in my cooking adventures and after many tries I have come up with the best sangria west of Spain. The first thing, if you want good sangria, you will need some good wine. I find that a Valpolicella works well, such produced by Folonari. Also a full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon works well too. Now here we go...

1 750mL bottle of tasty wine
1 cup of orange juice
1/2 thinly sliced orange, lemon and lime
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1 to 2 cups of 7up or Sprite
2 ounces Triple Sec

Just mix everything together except for the pop. Let it stand in the fridge for a few hours. The longer it sets the more the flavors mix together and the tastier it gets. Top up some glasses with ice, pour is some sangria, top off the glass with Sprite and Bob's yer uncle! (actually my uncle is Herman but let that get in the way of enjoying the sangria)

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